Somwhere Over the Rainbow...

I am not good with funerals. Saturday I went to Leigh Allyn's funeral. There is something about seeing someone your own age with no life in the body they inhabited for 23 years. However, even though I have done this a couple times before with people my own age, this one was somewhat peaceful, as they should be. It was almost as if Leigh Allyn's spirit was surrounding all those she has loved and allowing us to be at peace,as she is at peace. I realize she is healthy now. As Greg so lovingly put in his words, she is breathing air, that heavenly air, and without difficulty. As the funeral began, they played 2 songs and all I could think while listening to them was how much I wanted to laugh...I know it sounds weird and morbid, but it is the honest truth. I wanted to laugh at the memories I have with her and the hilarity she presented so much with in life. What a Wonderful World was one of the songs played and it so clearly demonstrated how she felt about this world and her life. She lived her life so delibrately. She knew her life was a testimony to the power of God and each day was a day she was given as a gift, not garanteed.Sometimes I wish we all saw our lives that way. Each day unexpected, and lived fully.  The other song played was Somewhere Over the Rainbow....I get it. Somewhere Over the Rainbow, she is always healthy, always full of energy, always breathing in the wonderful clean air.

Keep Your Face to the Sunshine...

Tuesday night a friend of mine passed away. She was one amazing witness of God's power and love. Leigh Allyn Tucker has lived her 23 years of life with Cystic Fibrosis. This, however, never defined Leigh Allyn's life. To define Leigh Allyn would be to use words like, love, peace, spirited, and the list can contiue on and on. Leigh Allyn is still someone I think of when someone asks, who did you look up to growing up? Who made a difference in your life and probably never knew it? This and so much more defined Leigh Allyn in my life. On Leigh Allyn's blog she wrote about life with CF and daily routines as well as how she was dealing with the disease. These are a few words from Leigh Allyn.

"I do not feel sorry for myself for having a chronic illness, for I believe it has brought people in and out of my life that I normally wouldn't have met. It has made me the strong woman I am today. I can't imagine life without this disease. I feel God has put this obstacle in my lap to show others you can't take life for granted and you must live it to its fullest. My faith keeps me strong and keeps me living day to day....no matter your situation, if you keep your face to the sunshine and to Him you can do ANYTHING. Leigh Allyn Tucker

My List....

Have you ever dreamed of all you would do in life? Have you ever sat, head in hands and thought I need to do somethin in life and now? I once made a list a very long time ago when I was about forteen years old. This list has become a list of WELL over 100 things to do/see/whitness etc. I have crossed off a "whopping total" of about 12, give or take a few. This is not how I pictured my life.
That is why I am going to change this life I am living now. I want to narrow down my list. My goal? take off eveything I have already done and start over. Evaluate, question, and consider each of the items. Then I am going to get to work on the ones I can do somethin about right now. But this isn't all of the changes I am making. I am going to start planning how I can help others accomplish goals in their own lives. What dreams do others have that can be made true with a push or assistance?This is what I want to find out. This is going to take a long time, that is the plan at least.
I hope to show to each person I know or will meet through this, a little piece of heaven. The beginnings to their piece of heaven.
Who knows? Maybe it will inspire them to help someone's dreams come true and give them a little piece of heaven.
love.

The Semester is Over...Sort of!

          Well it has been a very long time since I wrote! It has been a hectic semester and I am finally passed it all, well most of it. I took two incompletes in my classes to finish over the break. It was just too much this semester with personal life to handle it all at once. I thought I was going to have a break down. Thankfully God blessed me with some great teachers who understand that life gets in the way when we least expect it to take so much control of our thoughts. Alls well that ends well. Now, fingers crossed I can make A's in my two classes left and bring my running total up to a miraculous 3 As! In other news...
          My family FINALLY has a home in Nashville. This takes so much stress off of them, thus stress off of me as well. It is so nice to see them settle in. I am home for Christmas with them, well sort of. I will be working everyday with the exception of Sunday and Christmas Day, so I hope to at least spend a little time with the family and bestest friend, Erica.
          I am very ready for a New Year and new start!

When homework calls...

I totally and completely avoid it! I mean I run in a totaly different direction! I am sitting in the Ed. Lab with the longest list of overdue and nearly due homework ever seen, and yet what am I doing? I am writing a blog, twittering, and facebooking! I am seriously the greatest slacker of ALL time...This has got to stop. I used to be so good at being on top of things( A very long time ago)! I must get on this homework because it will not do itself. Someday I'll be on top of life again! Now, let's just hope it's someday soon! hehe.

TRUTH...

There are so many things in this world which you can count on to be true. School will always teach(or claim to). Even the most loyal friends can make mistakes or change their mind, and there are never too many times in one day you can laugh. the color yellow can never represent anything sad or hurtful. Superheroes will always win in the end. People will always say and do stupid things for/out of love. There is nothing to be gained from cheating your way through life. All these things are true in this world.

However, A lesson I am quickly re-learning in life is God is nothing but the truth. The truest form of truth lies fully in the majesty of the Lord. God created the Heavens and the Earth. Man was formed from the dust of the ground and woman from a rib. Each animal and creature is different and unique to it's kind. The people of Israel became more vast in number than stars in the sky and grains of sand on the shore. Prophecies are fulfilled through the power of the Lord. A virgin gives birth to the son of man who saves the nations that have been, are present, and will come to being. Faith saves. Grace overflows without stopping. Prayers are always answered, even if they take forever and the answer isn't pleasant. God does not ignore His people. God loves. Love is truth. So, because of all this I have decided something.

There are a lot of things true in this world; there is nothing BUT truth in the Lord.

SO I don't have much time to write but I think it's time for a new start. It's been a while since I have written on here and I am ready to start back, as well as start fresh in lots of areas, so that is my game plan...A fresh start all around!